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shadchen

/ˈʃɑdxən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shad-chen
IPA
/ˈʃɑdxən/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

marriage broker, matchmaker

Etymology

From Yiddish שדכן (shadkhn), from Hebrew שַׁדְכָן.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

shadchens (plural) schatchen (alternative) shadchan (alternative) shadkan (alternative) shadkn (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce shadchen?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃɑdxən/.
What does shadchen mean?
marriage broker, matchmaker
Where does shadchen come from?
It is traced to Yiddish.

How to pronounce shadchen

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